09-07-2011, 02:37 PM
I saw a documentary that claimed that this 1490 painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio was the first time that "ugliness" was portrayed in art.
I was dubious and expected there was something, somewhere, in ancient art that depicted a less-flattering physical portrayal, but in all honesty I can't find anything. The best I could think of was theatre masks.
Does anyone know of any examples?
I was dubious and expected there was something, somewhere, in ancient art that depicted a less-flattering physical portrayal, but in all honesty I can't find anything. The best I could think of was theatre masks.
Does anyone know of any examples?
David J. Cord
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